The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-09-02
THE WOMEN In SLEEPERS,
BY KATE FIELD.

The man who invented them is "A
beneiactOr, of course, but a night
passed ia the best OF "sleepersn is
misery to nervous temperainentS.
The promiScuous herling OF human.
| it's is detrimental to Self-respect.
The absence of fresh air is an insult
to the lungs. When the proud
young porter puts on his white
Jacket aud puts his passengers to
bed, his first act is to carefully shut
double set of windows. Then,
after arranging the lower berth, he
makes up the other, whether it be
taken or not, whether the travel be
great or little. In the event of a
minimum of passengers, 1t is useless
to expOstnlate, because that proud
young porter's orders are to prepare
both beds. This rule necesSilates
the purchase of Il whole section by
such as do not love their neighbOr
as themselves, have -ileFslssiFesse-
smOtheied 10 death, aud aIe not
willing to double up like jack
knife in order to go 20 bed at all.
Let us Imagine a nervous woman
about to take possession OF her
''SectiOn."
SNAKE the bed up with the head
to the englue.'
The proud young porter glares at
her.
"All Tight,' he slowly replies.
"And leave the window at the
foot OF the bed slightly open"
Evidently the nervous woman is
insane.
81 can't do it, madam exclaimed
the proud young porter, ats
against the rules"
'li you ean't do it, will, rej0ius
the nervous woman. "Did YOU
ever have death on this car y
"No, lady"
"Tbere will be one before morn.
ing if you don't open that farther
window"
"Bnt the sparks will SET fire to
the bedclotbeS."
"Sparks are not Ia the habit of
sci ting blankets OF fire. Moreover,
| only want a crack open, the width
of this wad OF paper.'
The proud young porter grum-
bles takes the wad, puts 1t in posi-.
tion aud then says:
PLEASE dOn't speak of this, be- |
cause ii you do they'll all want
their windows OPEN"
The nervous woman is as silent
as tomb; it other human beings
eau exist without Oxygen they are
TO be congratulated, for in the pres
e0t stale of house aud car building
the right to breathe pure air is 40
Systematically igDored as though it
were siu against the decalogue.
The nervous woman disappears be-
hiDd heavy curtains, fasteHs them
down the middle and betakeS her
sell to--Sleepf Perish the thought
Que man, two women and three
occupy au adjoining sec.
tiou. The man snOtes aud the baby
cries. A stranger mistakes the
nervous woman's section tor bis
own aud tries to open the curtains.
The warning ui female voice
causes him to desIst. In attempt
ing to scale the upper berth The
nervous wOmali's opposite neighbOr
slips, sits down suddenly aud nnex-
l,ectedly on the edge OF her section
aud nearly briugs down the curtain
Ia hIs effort to regain his footing.
These hOstiliiies over, the car pur
sues its even tenor of rumble, the
shreiks, the snOrers
snOre "a every known aud unknown
key, the baby cries aud the uervOns
woman beroically tiles the "miud
cure"
It's a lameutabie failure. Her
faith is not equal to the OccaslOn,
and she lies awake counting sheep
jumping over a stone wall until
dawn, when exhausted nature clases
ber eyes. She might gain a few
hours rest were not early rising a
species OF insanity on board Of
isFleepes.s The mao who has sn0r.
"a uuiuterruptedly for bours rises
With the lark, 80 refreshed BY his
oight's uBcoBscious serenade as 70 !